Yamatsuri, Fukushima

Yamatsuri
矢祭町
Town

Yamatsuri Town Hall

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Location of Yamatsuri in Fukushima Prefecture
Yamatsuri

 

Coordinates: 36°57′00″N 140°25′01″E / 36.95000°N 140.41694°E / 36.95000; 140.41694Coordinates: 36°57′00″N 140°25′01″E / 36.95000°N 140.41694°E / 36.95000; 140.41694
Country Japan
Region Tōhoku
Prefecture Fukushima Prefecture
District Higashishirakawa District
Government
  - Mayor Makoto Kobari
Area
  Total 118.22 km2 (45.64 sq mi)
Population (November 2014)
  Total 5,979
  Density 50.6/km2 (131/sq mi)
Time zone Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)
- Tree Japanese Red Pine
- Flower Azalea
- Bird Oriental turtle dove
Phone number 0247-46-3131
Address 66 Tatemoto, Higashitate, Yamatsuri-machi, Higashishirakawa-gun, Fukushima-ken 963-5118
Website Official HP

Yamatsuri (矢祭町 Yamatsuri-machi) is a town located in Higashishirakawa District, Fukushima Prefecture, in northern Honshū, Japan. As of November 2014, the town had an estimated population of 5,979 and a population density of 50.6 persons per km². The total area was 118.22  km².

Geography

Yamatsuri is located in the southernmost portion of Fukushima prefecture, bordering on Ibaraki Prefecture to the south.

Neighboring municipalities

History

The area of present-day Yamatsuri was part of ancient Mutsu Province. The area formed part of the holdings of Tanagura Domain, in the early Edo period, but became was tenryō territory under direct control of the Tokugawa Shogunate after 1729. After the Meiji Restoration, it was organized as part of Nakadōri region of Iwaki Province.

Yamatsuri Village was formed on March 31, 1955 by the merger of the villages of Uchikawa and Sekioka and a portion of the village of Takagi. It was elevated to town status on January 1, 1963.

Economy

The economy of Yamamtsuri is primarily agricultural.

Education

Primary schools

Junior High school

Transportation

Railway

Highway

International relations

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